Overview
- The Jurado Nacional de Elecciones plenary voted to declare the appeal founded and ordered the vacancia of Castilla mayor Walther Guerrero Silva following its review of the case.
- The mayor remains in office until the JNE issues and formally notifies the written resolution, a step election lawyers say could take about 20 to 30 days because of administrative workload.
- The ruling rests on findings that Guerrero hired Fidel Humberto Barreto Gonzales, described in reporting as a business partner, which the JNE saw as a conflict between public duties and private interests in municipal contracting.
- The vacancia request was filed by Miguel Espinoza of the collective Castilla Moderna sin Corrupción after the local council initially rejected the petition and Espinoza appealed to the JNE.
- The decision is final within the electoral system though the mayor could seek a constitutional amparo; the JNE outcome opens the way for first regidor Julio Vásquez Alberca to assume the mayoralty once credentials are issued and may damage Guerrero’s political standing ahead of 2026 elections.